Lot 75. A 'Jian' 'Hare's Fur' tea bowl, Song Dynasty  (960-1279);  10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall in a lustrous dark black glaze with russet hare's fur streaks extending from the rim down the interior and exterior, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the dark grey stoneware body.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014